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Encyclopedia > Angela Constance
Angela Constance MSP

Incumbent
Assumed office 
03 May 2007
Preceded by Bristow Muldoon
Succeeded by Incumbent
Majority 870 (2.6%)

Born March 05, 1970 (1970-15-05) (age 36)
Blackburn, Scotland
Political party Scottish National Party

Angela Constance (born July 15, 1970) is a Scottish National Party politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Livingston since 2007. For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... Livingston is a constituency of the Parliament of Scotland. ... For the ecclesiastical office, see Incumbent (ecclesiastical). ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Bristow Muldoon was elected to represent Livingston, Scotland in the Scottish Parliament in 1999 and re-elected in 2003. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Blackburn is a small town in West Lothian, Scotland with a population of approximately 4800. ... This article is about the country. ... The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic: is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic: is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) (Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ... Livingston is a constituency of the Parliament of Scotland. ...


She was born in Blackburn, West Lothian, and raised in Addiewell and West Calder. While studying at the University of Glasgow she was elected President of Glasgow University Students' Representative Council. (Where, incidentally, her sabbatical vice president was Alasdair Allan, now SNP MSP for the Western Isles.) Blackburn is a small town in West Lothian, Scotland with a population of approximately 5500. ... Addiewell is a village in the Scottish council area of West Lothian. ... West Calder is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. ... Master of Theology (MTh) Dentistry Nursing Affiliations Russell Group, Universitas 21 Website http://www. ... Glasgow University Students Representative Council was founded on March 9, 1886 and recognised as the legal representative body for University of Glasgow students by the Universities (Scotland) Act 1889. ... Dr Alasdair Allan (born May 6, 1971) is a Scottish National Party politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Western Isles since 2007. ...


Before her election to Holyrood, Constance worked as a social worker and was a councillor for West Lothian Council where she was the SNP spokesperson for children services and lifelong learning. She also stood for the SNP in the Livingston by-election, 2005. The name Holyrood may refer to: the official seat of the Scottish Parliament, or the Scottish Parliament Building Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh Holyrood Park near Edinburgh, facing the palace one of the areas of Edinburgh Holyrood is an anglicisation of the Scots haly ruid (holy cross). ... A social worker is a person employed in the administration of charity, social service, welfare, and poverty agencies, advocacy, or religious outreach programs. ... West Lothian Council is one of 32 local authorities in Scotland and has 32 elected members Councillors who are elected every 4 years. ... The Livingston by-election, 2005 was triggered when Robin Cook, the Labour Party member of Parliament for Livingston died on August 6, 2005. ...


After her election to Holyrood, Constance announced she was expecting her first child in October 2007. This has led to speculation that the opposition may exploit the SNP's loss of Constance's vote if she is absent on maternity leave. The SNP had previously withdrawn from a pairing system that would have alleviated this situation.[1] Parental leave is the right to take time off work, paid or unpaid, to care for your child or make arrangements for your childs welfare. ... Pairing is a system whereby two members of parliament from opposing political parties may agree to abstain where one member is unable to vote, due to other commitments, illness, travel problems, etc. ...


References

  1. ^ Maternity matters for SNP group, BBC News, May 18 2007

External links

  • SNP bio of Angela Constance
  • West Lothian Council's entry for Cllr Angela Constance
  • Angela Constance MSP
Scottish Parliament
Preceded by
Bristow Muldoon
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Livingston
2007 – present
Incumbent


 
 

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